# Randy Stoltmann

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**Randy Stoltmann** (September 28, 1962 – May 22, 1994) was an outdoorsman, and a campaigner for the preservation of wilderness areas in [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), [Canada](/source/Canada).

Stoltmann was the author of three books: *Hiking Guide to the Big Trees of British Columbia*, *Written by the Wind*, and *Hiking the Ancient Forests of British Columbia and Washington.*

Stoltmann became an expert on big trees in British Columbia at a young age. He played a key role in the campaign to prevent the logging of the [Carmanah Valley](/source/Carmanah_Valley) on [Vancouver Island](/source/Vancouver_Island)[citation needed]. This led to the establishment of the [Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park](/source/Carmanah_Walbran_Provincial_Park) in 1990.

In May 1994 Stoltmann was killed in an avalanche while mountaineering in the [Kitlope](/source/Kitlope_Range) area.[1]

The provincial government honoured Stoltmann after his death by naming the Randy Stoltmann Commemorative Grove in Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park after him. In addition, activists working to preserve the [Elaho Valley](/source/Elaho_Valley) north of [Squamish](/source/Squamish,_British_Columbia) designated this area as the Stoltmann Wilderness.[2]

## References

1. ["Randy Stoltmann (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)"](https://bivouac.com//UsrPg.asp?UsrId=269). *Bivouac.com*. Retrieved 2017-12-15. In May of 1994 the news hit the Vancouver mountaineering community that Randy had died in an avalanche while on a several week traverse in the Kitilope area.

1. [History of the Stoltmann Wilderness](http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/rainforest/lower_mainland/stoltmann_wilderness/reports/Vol17No06/history) [Archived](https://archive.today/20050409145326/http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/rainforest/lower_mainland/stoltmann_wilderness/reports/Vol17No06/history) 2005-04-09 at archive.today

1. ["Randy Stoltmann Wilderness Area | Wilderness Committee"](https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/publications/randy-stoltmann-wilderness-area). *www.wildernesscommittee.org*. Retrieved 2019-04-26.

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